क्षेत्री
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Nepali
Etymology
Derived from Sanskrit क्षत्रिय (kṣatriya, “protector of gentle people”), derived from Sanskrit क्षत्र (kṣatra, “rule, dominion, authority”). Cognate with Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 (xšāyaθiya, “emperor”), from which is derived Persian شاه (šâh).
Pronunciation
Adjective
क्षेत्री • (kṣetrī)
- being a member of the kshatriya caste (Kshetri)
- governing, endowed with sovereignty
- क्षेत्रमाथि शासन गर्ने अधिपति नै क्षेत्री हो ।
- kṣetramāthi śāsan garne adhipati nai kṣetrī ho .
- Kshetri is the ruler of the region or dominion.
- क्षेत्रमाथि शासन गर्ने अधिपति नै क्षेत्री हो ।
Noun
क्षेत्री • (kṣetrī) m (feminine क्षेत्रिनी)
- kshatriya (ruling and warrior castes or varnas in traditional Nepali Khas society: the warrior or military caste)
- 1950, Laxmi Prasad Devkota, Muna Madan, →ISBN:
- क्षेत्रीको छोरो यो पाउ छुन्छ, घिनले छुदैन मानिस ठूलो दिलले हुन्छ, जातले हुदैन ।
- kṣetrīko choro yo pāu chuncha, ghinale chudaina mānisa ṭhulo dilale huncha, jātale hudaina
- I, being son of Kshetri, touch your feet without disgust
Man becomes great by heart, not by caste.
- a descendant of Vedic kshatriya man living in the Pahari zone
- any authorized man of thread wearing warrior clan (as Chauhan, Marhatta (e.g; Resh Marhatta)) and his descendants
- any person born from a kshatriya father irrespective of mother's caste
Further reading
- “क्षेत्री”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018, page 259